Saw mounting



Jan. 26, 1 937. TAUTZ 2,068,964

sAw MOUNTING Original Filed Sept. 27, 1954 68 FIG 4 1316- 5 104 5 i f 2 v Y Q & 84 mu 7 79 -3 &

ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 26, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SAW MOUNTING Herbert E. Tautz, Milwaukee, Wis.

1 Claim.

The invention relates to wood-working machine and more particularly to circular saw machines.

An object of the invention is to provide a woodworking machine having simple but effective means for mounting a power tool unit on a work table and for adjusting the unit with respect to ways on the table.

A more specific object is to provide a power saw mounting which is readily adjustable to place the saw in parallel relation to the table ways.

The invention further consists in the several features hereinafter described and claimed.

This application constitutes a division of my application for Circular saw apparatus, Serial No. 745,678, filed September 27, 1934.

One specific embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein- Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a circular-saw machine constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the machine, taken generally on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1, two different positions of a swingable saw support being shown in full and dotted lines;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional elevation taken generally on the line 33 of Fig. 1, two different positions of a tiltable saw being shown in full and dotted lines;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional View taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1.

In this drawing, I5 designates a flat horizontal mounting plate having parallel opposite sides and preferably having rounded opposite ends. The mounting plate is of metal and is intended to be secured to a rectangular wooden saw table or bench I6 of any suitable size, the plate covering an opening I! in the table and being flush with the upper surface of the table to form a work-supporting surface. The end portions of the plate are set into rabbets H3 in the table and are fastened to the table by screws I9 passing through bores 20 in the plate.

The mounting plate l5 forms part of a power tool unit, here indicated to be a circular-saw unit. An elongated opening 2| is formed in the mounting plate and receives therein in flush relation an insert plate or panel 22 having a slot 23 extending parallel to the side edges of the mounting plate to admit the upper portion of a circular-saw 24. The insert is preferably formed by a soft metal die-casting.

The saw 24 is carried on an arbor 25 rotatably mounted in a swingable member 26 and having a drive pulley 2'! at its outer end, the saw table being suitably recessed to clear the pulley, as indicated in Fig. 3. The swingable member 26 has a hub portion 28 pivotally carried on a rod or shaft 29 extending parallel to the saw arbor and secured to a tiltable metal frame or housing 36 forming a sawdust chute, the bottom of the housing sloping to a discharge opening 48. A collar 54 confines the swingable member 26 on the rod 29.

The opposite end walls of the housing 36 have respective arcuate ribs 33 formed thereon and movably fitting in arcuate grooves 34 formed in metal trunnion brackets 35. The trunnion brackets are secured to the under side of the mounting plate l5 by screws 31, and define for the tiltable frame or housing 30 a pivotal axis which preferably lies in the plane of the saw and substantially in the plane of the top surface of the mounting plate.

Sheet metal plates 38 are clamped between the brackets 35 and the mounting plate to form supports for the insert panel 22, the panel'being detachably secured to the plates 38 in any suitable manner.

The tiltable frame or housing 30 has parallel side walls 46 and 41 between which the saw is located. At its upper portion the frame or housing 36 is cutaway at one side, as seen in Fig. 3, to permit tilting of the frame. The upper portions of the end walls of the frame are extended to form end flanges which are connected at their upper edges by a flange 49 also merging with the upper edge of the adjacent side wall 46 of the frame, thus insuring rigidity. The side wall 46 is suitably apertured to admit the saw arbor 25.

A ribbed plate 55 is adjustably carried by the lower end of the swingable member 26 and has secured thereto by screws 56 an electric motor 5?. The motor shaft has a pulley 58 which is drivingly connected to the saw arbor pulley by a V-belt 59. The tension on the belt is adjusted by shifting the plate 55 which, in the present instance, is provided with parallel studs 60 slidingly fitting in apertured lugs 6| formed on the lower end of the frame 26, the studs being secured in adjusted position in the lugs by set screws 62.

A horizontal shaft 63 is journaled in lugs 64 formed on the side wall 46 of the tiltable frame 30 and projects beyond each end of the frame, the shaft being retained against axial movement by collars 65 engaging the lugs. One end of the shaft is provided with a hand wheel 66. The other end of the shaft, which is screw-threaded, carries a nut or traveller 61 which is connected by a link 68 with a lug 69 formed on the lower end of the swingable member 26. By turning the hand-wheel 66, the nut 67 is caused to move along the shaft, thereby shifting the swingable member 26 to adjust the projection of the circular saw above the table. The two extreme positions of the swingable assembly are shown by full and dotted lines, respectively, in Fig. 2.

Means are also provided for adjusting the angle of the saw with respect to the saw table. In the present instance, a formed bracket 12 is secured by screws 13 to the lower portion of the side wall 4'! of the tiltable frame or housing 30. An internally screw-threaded sleeve 14 is transversely trunnioned in the bracket 12 by screws 75, but is engaged by a threaded shaft 16 which is inclined and. may extend toward either side of the table. Near its outer end, the shaft is journalled in a bearing ll having a swingable mounting on a bracket 18 secured by screws 19 to any suitable part of the saw table or bench, such as the under side of the saw table. A hand-wheel 83 on the outer end of the shaft '55 serves to turn the shaft and thus adjust the angle of the saw, the bearing ll being placed between the handwheel 88 and a collar 89 on the shaft. The shaft '15 is preferably provided with stop nuts 8| (the upper set being shown) to engage the sleeve 14 and thereby predetermine angular positions of the saw, such as the vertical position and a position 45 from the vertical.

In order to provide durable and accurate guideways for a slidable gage, a pair of parallel upwardly opening metal channel bars 82 are let into the wooden saw table l6 near and parallel to the opposite side edges of the mounting plate l5 and are secured to the saw table by screws 83. The channel bars preferably define the opposite side edges of the table opening I1 and the rabbets l8, and preferably have a depth equal to the thickness of the mounting plate. This relation facilitates the cutting of the table opening and rabbets, which is effected before the channel bars are applied, and provides straight and durable side edges for the opening and rabbets after the channel bars are secured to the table.

Metal guide bars 3-6 extend along the parallel front and rear edges of the table I6 and are secured thereto by screws passing through spacing washers 8'6. The upper edges of the guide bars 84 are spaced below the plane of the table top to avoid blocking the ends of the channel bars 82, and each guide bar is here indicated to project beyond one of the side edges of the table.

A suitable rip gage or fence is mounted on the guide bars 84 and in the present instance comprises a wooden fence bar 81 secured at its front end to a metal head or bracket 88 slidably embracing the front guide bar, the bracket being releasably clamped to this guide bar by a clamping screw 90. Preferably, the fence bar is also releasably clamped to the rear guide bar 84, as by means of a metal clamping member 98 having a cam engagement with the fence bar and operated from the front of the machine by a rod E84 extending along the fence bar and provided with a thumb-screw 18 at its front end.

In assembling the machine it is only necessary for the user to obtain the power tool unit and the various metal fittings and to provide a rectangular wooden saw table of any desired size having recesses to receive the mounting plate l5 and channel bars 82, the several parts being readily secured in place. The power tool unit and other metal parts are capable of accurate and economical factory production, while the table is of such character that it can be inexpensively constructed by the user or by a local mill. The mounting plate is detachable from the housing 38 and may be used as a guide for cutting the opening I1 and rabbets H3 in the saw table. The mounting plate is then secured to the saw table and the housingsupporting brackets 35 are subsequently attached to the plate. The channel bars 32 are cut off, if necessary, to suit the length of the table. The shaft '56 may extend toward either side of the table to suit the convenience of the user. The guide bars 86 are secured to the opposite end edges of the saw table, and the wooden fence bar Bl is secured to its metal fittings to form the complete fence.

Since the saw arbor and motor are both carried by the same shiftable member, the belt tension and relative position of the pulleys are not disturbed when the saw adjustments are effected, and the user has unobstructed access to all sides of the table.

The rounded shape of the mounting plate ends and the table rabbets prevents catching of the front edge of the work as the work is fed to the saw. The rounded ends of the mounting plate are preferably defined by arcs of a circle, the center of which is at the center of the plate, so as to permit a slight angular adjustment of the plate about this center without binding against the table or changing the fit of the plate ends with respect to the table rabbets. The side edges of the mounting plate are slightly spaced from the channel bars 82 or side edges of the table opening to permit the angular adjustment of the plate. This adjustment of the plate serves to place the plane of the saw in parallel relation to the channed bars, and is preferably made before the bracket 18 is fastened to the wooden table, or before the fastening screws 79 for the bracket are finally tightened.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a wood-working machine, the combination of a work table having gage-guiding ways and an opening, and a power tool unit secured to said table and provided with a mounting plate covering said opening and having its upper surface flush with the table surface, said mounting plate shiftably fitting for lateral movement between the opposite sides of said table opening and said unit with its mounting plate being angularly adjustable with respect to said ways about an axis perpendicular to the table top.

HERBERT E. TAUTZ. 

